A holiday village is a park developed as a holiday resort in which the visitors stay in villas and there is a central area with shops, entertainment and other amenities. An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ... A resort is a place for holidaying or vacationing. ... The idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably since its invention towards the end of the Roman Republic. ... Look up shop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A shop is an enclosed location where a specific activity is carried out. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Recreation. ...

One of the most well known chains of holiday villages is Center Parcs. Center Parcs is a European network of holiday villages which includes a UK based company which runs holiday villages in Britain and a sister enterprise that operates in numerous locations in Europe. ...